New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-27
RISE OF ROBSON AND CRANE
QUARREL AyERTED AT THE START.
CIINGING TOGETHER FROM fARcEs TO tl"'l o'N''
coNFDy-DIETH or 1.-THE HENRlEIIA

,,.c vcars there we are and there arc likely to
remain
II was william IT. Crane the veteran Speculation OF
Tho HENRIETTA who thus began an dcc"uI" I'll 81"
theatrical ventures which have merged h"p'"" anu
crane into - two soul, with but single tho eht'' OF
how best TO please the public and fill Their own poA
cts Every who knows anything aoou' n''''If
hca,ricaI,r continued Mr.. Crane IS ava thai We
first came together I'm our Boarding HOUSE, p"'
every one doesn't know that wc nearly came "E''h'i
with a crash This was the way OF II. Grover VINO
III, ,oost American dramailsts of ,hat day was IN
condition Of impccunioy had produced his play Will
coma ,oo.s,rc ~ success I'm san Francisco. lie came
., xyr york and read It to \. VI. Palmer, who was
then managing the Union square theatre f"'r''
liked It and made Grover an advance on inc manu-
scriut-tbe advance giving tho right 10 cohIoi 'h'
piece for u certain time
Palmer was not IN a hurry 10 do The pay, ana ono
,oy r II French the publisher, walked into Pamcr's
,nicc and saw the manuscript lying GA the table
IIullo :, said he what do you think of my play
Your play returned Palmer; ia my play. mauo
Grover an advance on Il, and here's MS achho"I'"g
rcut, And made Grover an advance on my copy
said French. and his receipt IS al 'he ONCE anu
think # anfedatcs yours Well. that was nice state
- affairs wasn't it, There no knowing no"
many more managers might turn uF with interests III
the much. owned play so Palmer ana French u'ui'"
10 poo their issues and produce II as soon a' po''p
French had already entered into negotiations with
Abbey who then had the Park Theatre ana inc tlr'o
decided 3. "a, ..- '"ce ON Joint account
HOW TIE CRASH NtALfY OCCURRED.
a., ,,., ,I,,o vas fl Boston tlaying Ic Blanc
In Evonrrlne' Of which, 10y tho Tay. was The orig
nal Abbey engaged me to play Proie.So" "ilIyr"d'
| was in high feather FOR had never ,lay,' a com.
cdy part in New York, and was AMBITIOUS am any
ions 70 get a chance Hut n luck would lave T.,
1 , ~, ~, S,hrriir returned to New York 1alLel
n'l, IN T." :" tiicy,s LovIur engaged mo and b.
IN NJ
-, e., r,g telegram from Abbey which read Souir
nt"g inc his Think part Of ElcV aor7 Will suit
nIaycd hy "d men, and / didn't want 10 mako my
first appearance I'm N'"N"rk A. an "I '.i" Ia
refusal 1hen came an9'n'r VIZ, n ,,y van twenty
Tor you 10 play % GIilyp@i VI" EN' ~" '"'"''
Eve extra for " Elevator ,, nj, ,.u,.u,
went 10 a"7'r ana %" "' ''' KIT IN cd J
wa, draw my salary for a. long a, The plrcr ian ~
N"w York Iu' this d'ui ~in -, .i
act 80 J ua' an ~ 'I ,,riing t,,,, -
r"Vc Elevator. WIN, ~" "''. ir. ,..t,.,Ic.
ldnl I,i" ~ 'iH 1,,,,i ,i'uv,,d, 49,, nan a.,
80 "N '.'','. M ,,,rnr th, I dLln'i lo1k A. roh
sen WIN any l',,r W., , r,i.,. ,,,,r, anal 7 .o fn
, ,'nii W. rrt nv CONC, win Robson ldui
60 W. didn't work together.
rur SMASH ,vrrrrn Ar rur LAST NoNrVr.
u wa, tho last rehearsal huf ono WHOM f''"r.
mined 10 end a. 80 went to linn aul -a'd:' Robson.
g., Won know was engaged for your part = N"H'
he said i have heard &c., hui SON n'vcr said any
hing H. mo about a. ! supposed YOU vrrr satisfied
Well I'm NOT replied II you lad come I" 200"
soonor' said Robson. would has" ely"u mp ~"
part, but can't ina jusi"" to i" mana .rr, y" lai
now. i'.."''l l''' ,''. .'I i. ,.,,t +, -, Ne
I,l lands and -, 10 work ~ dn sc la' SCI" rurif rf
our scrncs And am mo-" con' .h''o 10y hi',L n.
~. par, @ t ,n,' hcc' ~ ,.r,tor cvcr since
aOh Nv tho wavf IS tho play originally we'
written had scarcely ans hing :" ~" N ~ lA- A''
{. ~'tF'--'' 10 ',I'' ~ 10y, . ..i H.. ~,
II" consented ara wrote nc r',i ,lS '" , ,
however was ai N'i'' ~ W ~, D
Iu. and nwr "n wash coming OFT, '.t " a. Wv
and told her what va. going =" 90 "'l A-''l i''
help M" ont. MI SD" had =" Nii'f " rs 'h ,"''
ryrllraflon - surprise. ~h" Very ." '''"' ot'''''
''N rNT 1nf"t ~" seen" on INV ''f Ii'~ ''i ' !.
n'"u' ten times a. long ~ Grover NnI "l '"h pm"
pcs y - iiai y m"ni WIN IS. ,'Ar,,t am -'. ''l'.
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